RAMABAI'S MISSION.

Evening Star, Issue 14636, 4 August 1911, Page 3

RAMABAI'S MISSION.

♦ i i. - EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING. j: The eighth annual meeting of support* u of Ramabui's Mukti Mission wa* held '" the Choral Mall last evening, when the ° was a good attendance of ladies and ge tlemen interested in tbe work of Ramaba Mr J. Blair Msson (president of Ihe mi ■J j sion) occupied the chair. ? j Tbe Chairman traced tbe movements < I their missionaries. He, also stated th; 1 j there was now a spirit of inquiry f< n i hotter things arising from the lower da: 0 ] of Hindus. They were losing many < ! then- crude superstitions. If, was a peei ' j liar thin;,', but though India had 'bet I under British rule so long there were son: * i places where the_ natives had never sec t a missionary. The chairman also mm * | tinned that ihere- was a possibility < * j Sister Cole visiting New Zealand betui she returned to India from her furlough. - The Genera! Secretary (Mis MTCenyie j i in presenting her annual report, said j Another year has come round, arid v« j have to praise the Ixird fc "_ I His kindness towaids us as workers, an ,' J for many answers to prayers in oonneetio " j with the work in India as well as in othc . i heathen land*. In these days it is a , : honor and a. privilege to be irtxl by th \ ! Master in any mifsion work throi.'ghou ; | the world, ,is well an (o assist in t.b | . special work we have met to vepoit ur.o „ ; to-night. We have had the pleasure' r ' i sending out two workers this year. On l' old am! successful worker, Miss* M'Greu'ot * . since, her arrival in India, has bceu work t ;' in-; among the villages, opening up ne\ [ \ places. From Mukti -he has had grea i success, and good receptions from th j Brahmans and Hindus. She had severa \ | invitations to day and teach the children I This will be taken advantage of, and ton) i of these places will be opened out as ncv I stations. The other lady. Miss Macdonald i is fast acquiring a knowledge of the lan : gtiage. She is at present a,'siting Mano , ramaba i h\ the office, but her great dceivi is to the language and co'oat anion; tin.- villages and preach to' them aboti ' Jesus. Miss Scott., another worker, i 1 getting on with her studies, and has beei j out at. vdlaev Mork already. They an ! keeping weil and growing spiritually." Mis ' ("oh: ;Si.-ier Clare* hot, returned on fur ! lough, jrd is now resting with nor rela tions in Victoria. Tn the matter o Christmas gift.?, we sent from New Zoa hind eight rases and three parrels of usefu : whir.h were ranch ay.precia.ttu] lv , the inmates, everyone receiving a present j I met a lady in Auckland who was a i Mukti when the presents were given out I It. was a treat to her. Sue would neve: ' f'Wi-rt, the fcok of the hundreds of happi i lace.--. Tiice was ee.ou.h over (o sban with many of the adjoining natives, whost ' ivwts were filled with gladness. Wo ex 1 poi;t majiy good tilings this year also, a: , we intend to send a consignment of goods j and will be glad to receive gifts as usual ; In the trading department, financially w< j hive lieen very succefifcfu.l. I would speci i ally mention the great help received lion | to many of our .secretaries io disposing ol : panels of goods sent to tbein, using theii , houses for dtuwiug room idles, aud devot- ■ in,' so tntich of their time, showing not « ' lit'ie self-denial. We have also had grcai 1 .assistance from the many willing and ear ; n-sc worker.-, ashling at tb;i sales, sonu ; .if the sales extendim.' over three days I men as weil as women helping in the work - wen volunteering io sleep in the halls n! ; uisht to protect the goods. The r:"*ul* oi j the sales and other efforts has enabled v.- '■ io send to Mukti tbe following sums : Extension work, £500; geneial funds ; £IOO ; workets' clothing arid materials lot i girls in tho home £2oi>. Tbe toial tion; ; profits of sales during the year v.a.- £SOO. - Sa.'cs were held at the fallowing places ; Weilingiou (Girls' Coiiccrc). MasLcrton. CarI t"vtoi>. Napier-, Dutiedin, Gore, Inveuar i gill. Nelson, Auckland, Gisboi-ie, Paii.eetj stou North, Stratl'ord, and Hawec.'i. i Mrs Blair Mr.sou, in presenting her re ! port on the mite-box branch, said that it ! was with grc-at oxnoctancy that oue looked I torwar<l to its elo.se, because of the stinuj--1 Ins given bv Miss Joan M'GrrgorV de- ; putation work. The result had be<-n to j niiiko this a tci.<>i-<1 one during the ! last eight vears. 'l'he mile boxes throughout the Dominion liad yielded the sum of £262 3s lid—an increase uf £44 4s 3d over lest year. A further sum of £6 18s had ionic to hand after the books h-u\ eh.sed. This wm not altogether due U> the new districts oontribtuing for the firsttime. The.aO were nine in number, and represented a sum of £2O, for there was a tcurked iuerease ia tnost of the older distill is. The detailed statement showed that the principal contributions came from Daneciin (£3O). Waikaka, Valley (£26), CHristchureh Auckland (£2.1), New I'lvanouth (£l4), V.'ellincton (£l3), Ir.vercargill (£9), Pahnerston North (£9). Mr ]>. Leslie, i.!i priaumting the trea- . snjer's report stated that, the receipts from : ail sources for th.e 10 mouths ended Jane ' 30 amounted to £1.153 lis Bd, made up ; from the c-mcral fund £22, trading a.".(«tmt i £624. acd'tfite. boxes £262. Tha'total re- : mittames Ui the mission imd been £970. : Mr J. Inglis Wright, in moving the [ adoption of the reports, s;:id that, the work was deserving of t!ie deepest iutorcet and wannest support. It was very i gratifying to know t.but th" year had been ! a record due. but nevertheless he thought i that it was not such a record one considering the amount of work which bad been done. He thought that they were now entering upon a fresh epoch, and possibly a most, d.-uiiierons time, i.u mission work. They Icid passed the period of firrce opposition, they had passed the stage oi persecution and the .-tage of ridicule., and \ver:> entcrim: ujion a period of wide indifferem*'. ![<■ desired to thank the. general secretaries and treasurers for their labors iu efiimection v,-i:.h the. work. He thought that it the mission could circulate* the (jiiiirterly l-"tters and mission literature more widely than they did. eeneral contributions would become greater au'l there, wuuld be even more satisfactory offerings to present next annua! meeting. In moviritr the adoijtion of the report, Mr Wrieht s.'ud that Ramabid's weak was deserving of tlm utmost support, morally and iinaticiallv. It- na a. great work. Mrs Don. io seconding the- motion, re ferret] to the great- need of prayer for the sueot-ss of the mission. The. reports were unanimously adopted. The election of four incmbevs t-o the council resulted in Mrs Don and Mrs Leslie. bein_' re-elected, ami Mrs N. I'a-tev-wm and the lie v. Win. i'orrv being appointed in the places of Mr and Mrs Mallis, who shortly go out to lake up mission work in India. I'h- Charles Xorih, who hrcs been as-sociat-ed wit): roisrsion work in India, recounted some of his experiences in the work, ex post Hi? Ihe terrible sufferings of widowed women and little children. He. stated that India- was to be won by Indians, and this was a mission in which it was attempted. Mr Maliis delivered a- iarewel! address, dwelling upon the efficacy of mission work.